Patrick Desrochers was born October 27, 1979 in Penetanguishene, Ontario. The first round, 14th overall selection of the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Desrochers is a graduate of the Ontario Hockey League.

The Penetanguishene, Ontario native spent three complete seasons in the OHL with the Sarnia Sting before being dealt to the Kingston Frontenacs at the beginning of the 1998-99 season. An aggressive and competitive goaltender with good size, who takes away most of the net on his feet or on his knees, Desrochers led all OHL goalies in shutouts during the 1996-97 season with four and posted a team record 3.46 GAA, while representing Sarnia at the 1997 OHL All-Star Game before establishing a career high in wins with 26 the following year. With his 26 wins Desrochers ranked 6th in the OHL amongst all goaltenders and participated in the 1998 CHL Top Prospects Game.

DesRochers made his professional debut in 99-2000 with the Coyotes AHL affiliate in Springfield and finished with a 21-17-7 record 3.03 GAA and .907 save percentage.

Following a successful rookie campaign, DesRochers returned to Springfield in 2000-01 and spent the majority of the 2001-02 season in the AHL while playing in a handful of games with the Coyotes throughout the season. Desrochers started the 2002-03 season with Springfield, but a trade to the Carolina Hurricanes organization saw him split time between the NHL club and their AHL affiliate the Lowell Lock Monsters.

In the summer of 2004, DesRochers was acquired by the Florida Panthers.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

W

L

T

SO

Avg

GP

W

L

T

SO

Avg

1994-95

Barrie Colts

ON-Jr.A

26

3

3.08

1995-96

Sarnia Sting

OHL

29

12

6

2

0

4.55

3

0

1

0

4.23

1996-97

Sarnia Sting

OHL

50

22

17

4

4

3.46

11

6

5

0

0

4.38

1997-98

Sarnia Sting

OHL

56

26

17

11

1

3.35

4

1

2

0

0

4.50

1998-99

Sarnia Sting

OHL

8

3

5

0

0

3.67

1998-99

Kingston Frontenacs

OHL

44

14

22

3

1

4.45

5

1

4

0

0

3.90

1998-99

Canada

Nat-Tm

1

1

0

0

0

4.00

1999-00

Springfield Falcons

AHL

52

21

17

7

1

3.03

2

1

1

1

3.50

2000-01

Springfield Falcons

AHL

50

17

24

5

0

3.33

2001-02

Phoenix Coyotes

NHL

5

1

2

1

0

3.70

2001-02

Springfield Falcons

AHL

34

12

18

1

2

3.03

2002-03

Phoenix Coyotes

NHL

4

0

3

0

0

3.77

2002-03

Springfield Falcons

AHL

8

2

4

1

0

2.64

2002-03

Carolina Hurricanes

NHL

2

1

1

0

0

3.44

2002-03

Lowell Lock Monsters

AHL

17

4

12

1

0

2.80

2003-04

Lowell Lock Monsters

AHL

50

23

25

1

0

2.92

2004-05

San Antonio Rampage

AHL

34

8

19

1

2

3.19

2004-05

Texas Wildcatters

ECHL

2

0

2

0

0

5.00

2005-06

2006-07

ETC Crimmitschau

German-2

2007-08

Augsburger Panther

Germany

56

23

33

0

4

3.20

2008-09

Valerengen IF Oslo

Norway

44

2.02

17

1.73

2009-10

Valerengen IF Oslo

Norway

47

2.10

16

1.93

2010-11

Valerengen IF Oslo

Norway

45

1.93

5

3.10

2011-12

Valerengen IF Oslo

Norway

44

2.79

13

2.01

NHL Totals

11

2

6

1

0

3.66

Traded to Kingston (OHL) by Sarnia (OHL) for Matt Price and Curtis Cruickshank, November 26, 1998. Traded to Carolina by Phoenix for Jean-Marc Pelletier and future considerations, December 31, 2002. Signed as a free agent by Florida, August 25, 2004. Signed as a free agent by ETC(German-2), July 20, 2006.